The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-06-04


the feast Thus they bear unconscious
testimony that the Lamb of God has
heen slain once for all" So the Pass
over of Gods visitation has passed
through this land, but now that Christ
our Passover is sacrificed for us" we
can celebrate the true Passover and
rejoice that the blood of Jesus, not the
blood Of men, has brought about re
Cancellation with our brother and with
our God.
1t would be impossible TO carry ont
the thought Of our text in every detail
as we should haye to recount frightful
incidents Of that terrible conflict, and
do not think that the old soldiers pre-
sent would thank me for doing it, but
| do think it would be profitable t.
consider for few moments, first
why we should remember the
rock whence we were hewn and the
hole Of the pit whence we were digged, 5"
and perhaps one of the most important
reasons is that, First, recital OF deeds
Of heroism are stimulus to Young
America
The charge of the light brigade at
Balaclaya has made the memory Of
those brave men green and the glory
Of their heroism will never fade. So
the heroes of Bull Run, Antietam and
Gettysburg can meyer be forgotten, so
long as we remember the spirit Of our
/ text.
In the desperate attack on Fort
Wagner the colored troops though
afterwards thrown into confusion by
/ the loss of their commander made a
magnificent charge gaining the para
apet on the right and coming into
haud-to-hand conflict with the Con
federates Sergent Major Lewis Doug
las the son Of Fredll. Douglas the
negro orator sprang upon the parapet
when lis colonel fell and erred, come
on boys, lets fight for God and lib
erty.' One Of the black color ser
/ gents, ". II. Carney, reached the
parapet also, received three severe
wounds, but would not relinquish the
flag. When the regiment was ordered
to retire, Carney, streaming with blood
limped along with the troops till he
reached the hospital where he fell al
most liteless, saying with proud
smile: The dear old flag has never
touched the ground, boys!' This was
the stuff those soldiers were made of
and who can read Of such thrilling in,
cidents as those without thanking God
for the peace and liberty they helped
/ to secure?
Gen. Lew. Wallace has graphically
described the charge and capture O
. Fort Donelson. Speaking Of the as
sault upon the outworks by Gen. c. f
Smith he says:
Taking Humans brigade Gen
Smith began the advance. They were
under fire instantly. The guns in the
in the fort joined in with the infantry
who were at the time in the rifle pits
the great body Of the confederate right
wing being with Gen. Buckner. Iii,
defense was greatly favored by the
ground, which subjected the assailant!
to a double fire from the beginning o
the abatis. The m haye said tina
it looked too thick for rabbit to ge
through, Gen. Smith on his horse tool
position in the front and centre of thu
line. Occasionally he turned in hi
saddle to see how the alignment wa
kept. For the most part however, b.
held his face steadily toward the en-
envy. He was, of course, a conspicu
Gus object for the silarpshooters in The
riAo pits. The air around hitn twitter
eli with bullets. Erect AZ if on re
view, he rode on, timing the gait ofhi
horse with the movement Of his coIors
\ soldier said: I was nearly scarce
to death, bat | saw the old man.
white moustache over his shoulder an,
went ON On to the abatis the rcgi
ment moved without hesitation, leav
ing a trail of dead and wounded be
hind. There the fir. seemed to grow
trehly hot, and there some of the mel
halted, whereupon seeing the hesita
ton, Gen. Smith put his cap on the
point Of his sword, held it aloft, anc
called out, Here, this is the way
Come on He picked a path through
the Jagged limbs of the trees, holding
his cap all the time in sight; and the
effect was magical The men swarm
ed In after him, and got through il
the best order they could-not all OF
them, alas On the other side of the
obstruction they took the semblance OF
reformation and charged in after THEN
chief, who found himself then between
the two fires. Up the ascent he rode
up they followed, at the last moment
the keepers OF the nAe-pits cIambered
out and fled. The four regiments en-
gagged in the feat-the 25th Indiana,
and The 2nd 7th and 14th Iowa
planted their colors on the breast.
work. And the gray haired hero SET
his cap iauntiiy on his head, pulled his
mou>tache, and rode along the front.
Gliding them awhile, then laughing at
them. He had come to stay Later
in the day, Buckner came back with
bis division; but all his efforts to dis
lodge Smith were vain. Who is 50
stoical as to hear OF such bravery
and not be moved? Not a leal
hearted and whole souled American,
surely?
/ Then not only are recitals of deeds
Of heroism stimulus to Young
America" but the remembrance of
the war calls to our minds, secondly.
Acts OF Charity, the recitals Of
which will never cease to electrifv the
world. y Who can forget the work of
the Christian and Sanitary commission
when they remember that the total
amount Of money with which during
7 the three years of the existence the
commission was supplied to carry on
It's vast operations Of mercy was esti-
mated at from si7y to serenity millions
q doiaS? Surely a noble volun-
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